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Pakistan Appeal For Donations To Help Flood Victims
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 (Bernama) -- The Pakistan High Commission in Malaysia today appealed to Malaysians and Pakistani expatriates in this country to donate in cash or kind to help some 3.2 million Pakistani flood victims.
Pakistan Acting High Commissioner in Malaysia, Dr Imtiaz A. Kazi in a statement said, although the Pakistani government had launched a full fledged rescue and relief operation in the affected areas, the scale and magnitude of the catastrophe requires help from international community and Pakistani Diaspora around the world.
"Donations can be send to Pakistan in cash in Pak Rupees (Pakistani currency) account number: 000294-2, branch code 0341 of National Bank of Pakistan secretariat Branch, Islamabad, Pakistan.
"Donations can also be sent to US$ account number: 9901526, Branch code 0341 (swift code: NBPAKKA021) of National Bank of Pakistan, Main Branch, Islamabad, Pakistan," he said.
As regards to assistance in kind, the same could be sent directly to Pakistan in the name of Director General, Emergency Relief Cell, Cabinet Division, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad.
Further information about the assistance can be obtained from Dr Imtiaz at 03-21614985 or fax number 03-21645958 and email address floodreliefkl@gmail.com.
Intending donors can also visit the High Commission's website at www.pahickl.com and the website of the Islamabad based National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) at www.ndma.gov.pk for detailed information.
The flood, Pakistan's deadliest flood in a decade, affected various parts of Pakistan including Khyber Pakhtonnkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan, Azad Kashmir, Punjab and Balochistan and had destroyed 30,000 houses while more than 1,500 have died so far.
The statement also said that a three member team from Mercy Malaysia and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) would leave to Pakistan and assist relief efforts.
Source: BERNAMA
MERCY Malaysia continued its School Preparedness Programme in 2008 which aims to promote a culture of disaster preparedness among school children and to increase capacity of schools and students to respond to disasters. The programme expanded its coverage to several states in the country.
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